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Description: | A complete Post Medieval cast lead alloy circular bifaced token, c. 1550-1800 AD. The token has been cast with a raised design of a equal arm cross with a pellet in each quarter on the obverse and the letters W K on the reverse. The token measures 21.84mm in diameter, 2.67mm thick and weighs 6.3 grams. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date (1250-1850 AD). Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought to be contemporary with the similar Medieval coin designs; however publication of moulds and double faced tokens which combine Post Medieval initial style designs with cross and pellets suggest that such examples should date to c. 1550-1800 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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